Demi Lovato – Skyscraper

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Skies are crying
I am watching
Catching tear drops in my hands
Only silence
Has an ending
Like we never had a chance

Do you have to
Make me feel like
There is nothing left of me

[Chorus]
You can take everything I have
You can break everything I am
Like I'm made of glass
Like I'm made of paper
Go on and try to tear me down
I will be rising from the ground
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

As the smoke clears
I awaken
And untangle you from me
Would it make you
Feel better
To watch me while I bleed

All my windows
Still are broken
But I'm standing on my feet

[Chorus]

Go run run run
I'm gonna stay right here
Watch you disappear ya yaa
Go run run run
Ya it's a long way down
But I am closer to the clouds up here

[Chorus]

(Like a skyscraper)
Like a skyscraper
Like a skyscraper

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Track duration: 03:42

"Skyscraper" as written by Toby Gad, Kerli Koiv, Lindy Robbins

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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  • +2
    General Comment:This song is all about fortitude and rising above the trials and tribulations that we face in our lives. Everyone is battling something and I think many people can relate to this song and find it relevant to their lives. In the first verse of the song Demi sings, “Skies are crying, I am watching”. The way Demi refers to rain is very interesting to me. The “skies are crying” creates a depressing mood. Rain is often associated with sadness and she is watching as if to manifest in this sadness. The next line “catching teardrops in my hand” represents the connection she feels to the sadness symbolized by the rain. The next line reads, “Only silence as it’s ending like we never had a chance”. I think the “like we never had a chance” part refers to the struggle you are facing. You never have the chance to be happy if you focus on your struggles and let them ruin you. Silence can be very peaceful. As you end your relationship with your struggles and pain, you will find peace. The last line in the first verse “Do you have to make me feel like there’s nothing left of me?” is a rhetorical question and emphasizes how little you can feel when people break you down until you literally feel like you are out of willpower. It’s an awful feeling and no one deserves to understand that pain.
    Flagged kelsey910on August 15, 2012   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:this song to me all to gether just means streangth in any shape or form break ups bullies it just means being strong enogh to get back up and say you didnt brake me
    Flagged ToniMaireon April 30, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:It's about conquering something. Winning the battle of something, in Demi's case this is depression, cutting, and her eating disorder.

    Skies are crying, I am watching- she's observing it.
    Catching tear drops in my hands- it's affecting her.
    Only silence as it's ending- it's quiet as it ends.
    Like we never had a chance- they never had a chance of being together happy. (Demi & her disorders)
    Do you have to make me feel like
    There's nothing left of me?- it makes her feel like she's weakened and worn down.

    [Chorus:]
    You can take everything I have - disorders can take everything she has good in her life
    You can break everything I am- disorders can break her appearance & how she's viewed.
    Like I'm made of glass- she feels weak like glass
    Like I'm made of paper - she feels weak like paper
    Go on and try to tear me down- disorders are going to try and ruin her life
    I will be rising from the ground - she'll rise and be stronger and overcome them.
    Like a skyscraper- she'll overcome them like a skyscraper.
    Like a skyscraper

    [Verse 2:]
    As the smoke clears, I awaken- it's clear and she's back to normal Demi
    I untangle you from me- she gets the disorders away from her.
    Would it make you feel better
    To watch me while I bleed?- Would cutting make the disorders stop?
    All my windows still are broken- she's still somewhat broken and not fully cured
    But I'm standing on my feet - but she's better than before and can handle it.

    [Chorus:] (repeat as above)
    You can take everything I have
    You can break everything I am
    Like I'm made of glass
    Like I'm made of paper
    Go on and try to tear me down
    I will be rising from the ground
    Like a skyscraper
    Like a skyscraper

    [Bridge:]
    Go run, run, run- disorders, go away.
    I'm gonna stay right here, -she's gonna stay and let them go.
    Watch you disappear- watch them leave.
    Yeah, oh
    Go run, run, run
    Yeah, it's a long way down- disorders can go to hell.
    But I am closer to the clouds up here- she can go to heaven.

    [Chorus:]
    You can take everything I have
    You can break everything I am
    Like I'm made of glass
    Like I'm made of paper
    Oh Oh
    Go on and try to tear me down- disorders try and ruin her.
    I will be rising from the ground- she'll overcome them
    Like a skyscraper
    Like a skyscraper

    (Like a skyscraper)

    Like a skyscraper
    Like a skyscraper
    Flag hiitsme123on April 07, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:By the way, this song seriously reminds me of a poem. Songs and poems are alike, but not all songs sound like they could actually be a poem. But this song really does. Just read out loud the lyrics to this song. Doesn't it sound like a poem? :D
    Flag gracewilliams1996on February 23, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:It's about rising up against whoever or whatever is bringing you down, like a skyscraper. ♥
    Flag gracewilliams1996on February 23, 2012   Link
  • +2
    General Comment:Everybody you should watch me sing this song on youtube it sounds great!!!!!!!!!
    Flagged lovehermuch16on February 01, 2012   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:This song is a song that i will never forget because i reminds me of all the problems i go through right now and in my eyes it says that maybe i should be myself and ignore all the crap that people say about me and just be bigger and better and show them how big i can get when i do the right thing:)
    Flag lovehermuch16on February 01, 2012   Link
  • +2
    Memory:I cried. I am bullied, therefore this song gives me hope.
    Flag CaramelFudgeon December 02, 2011   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:What about the part

    'Go, run run run,
    I'm gonna stay right here,
    Watch you disappear...' ?

    I didn't really understand what it is about...
    Does somebody know the story of the hare and the tortoise or something like that? :)
    I know it from my childhood. It's about a hare, who thinks, he's way better than the tortoise and wants to have a race with it. He's so sure, he's gonna win, but the tortoise is smarter than the hare and just stays at the start while the hare is running... So it looks like the tortoise's been there before...

    I don't know why but when I read these lines I immediately thought about it ...

    So maybe these lines are about this, about being underestimated and mocked... But then showing, who we are! (:


    So ... I'm from Germany and I hope my english's good enough :)
    Flag GermanGirlx3on November 22, 2011   Link
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  • 0
    Memory:This song is very important to me since I can relate a bit. I was bullied and beaten up a lot when I was young, and this girl which I still consider my true love for almost 2 years went with another guy, and betrayed me loving other people instead so yes this song describes me, and guess what someday I will rise from those ashes as a skyscraper.

    PS I still love that girl sadly :(
    Flag Roadcruiser1on October 31, 2011   Link
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